The latest Formula qualifying session delivered high drama, with Oscar Piastri seizing his fourth pole position of the 2025 season at the Spanish Grand Prix, outpacing championship rivals and confirming McLaren’s formidable one-lap speed Piastri’s performance edged out Max Verstappen, who remains a consistent threat but settled for third on the grid, just behind Lando Norris.
Nico Rosberg, the 2016 world champion, weighed in on the current qualifying landscape, drawing attention to the shifting dynamics among the sport’s elite. Speaking ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix, Rosberg questioned whether veterans like Lewis Hamilton are losing their edge in qualifying, noting that “even a tenth makes a huge difference in this sport, especially when you're up against some of the greatest from the new generation” Rosberg highlighted how George Russell has recently had the upper hand over Hamilton in qualifying, suggesting a generational shift may be underway.
Today’s results reinforce Rosberg’s observations. The front row is dominated by younger talents, with Piastri and Norris leading the charge for McLaren, while Verstappen continues to prove his raw pace, a quality Rosberg himself once praised as “the fastest in Formula One” As the grid forms for the Spanish Grand Prix, all eyes are on whether the established stars can respond to the new wave of speed at the front.
Full qualifying results and more updates will follow as the weekend unfolds.
